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The Ombudsman’s Office has demanded that the Election Commission (EC) explain its decision to print QR codes on ballot sheets for the February 8 general election and referendum, within seven days.
The Pheu Thai party is seeking a ruling from the Constitutional Court on the validity of the February 8th general election due to the use of QR and bar codes on ballot sheets.
Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, a politician for over 30 years, has resigned as leader of the Thai Sang Thai party.
Prasert Jantararuangtong, the Pheu Thai party’s secretary-general, said today that they have been invited by the Bhumjaithai party for a meeting this afternoon to discuss the two parties joining the same coalition.
People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut and 14 potential lawmakers plan to petition the Supreme Court, asking it not to suspend them from performing parliamentary duties once the court agrees to consider a ruling by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) unanimously ruled today that 44 former MPs of the now defunct Move Forward, including several active members of the People’s party, had committed gross ethical misconduct by proposing a bill to amend Thailand’s controversial lèse majesté law.
Self-styled whistleblower Ruangkrai Leekitwattana has asked the Election Commission (EC) to investigate the conduct of former deputy prime minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit, whom he accuses of using a private jet for travel while campaigning, which could constitute a violation of the Election Act.
Thammasat University law professor, Prinya Thaewanarumitkul, has voiced his support for one of his colleagues in challenging the Central Administrative Court’s ruling which puts the blame on the voter for their failure to register to vote in the referendum on February 8 from outside their constituencies within the timeline set by the Election Commission (EC).
More than 2,000 crates of smuggled foreign-manufactured cigarettes, worth about 67 million baht, were seized in downtown Hat Yai district of Songkhla province in a major crackdown by a joint force of police, military personnel, customs, excise and local officials.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has expressed satisfaction with the outcome of advance voting in the capital on Sunday, which saw about 87% of registered advance voters turn out.
The Pheu Thai party has clarified that a local politician, against whom an arrest warrant was issued in connection with an online gambling network, was a former party member who had resigned earlier, without providing a reason, and no longer holds any status within the party.
The Election Commission (EC)’s committee tasked with reviewing campaign policies has decided to return the proposals submitted by five parties for urgent clarification.
